Sentences with phrase «british cultural roots»

A visual artist, film maker and writer, currently producing work around perceptions of identity: a series of oil, organic and mixed media paintings critically questioning notions of the self and a short film about her Bangladeshi - Japanese - British cultural roots.

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Canada, from its British roots, has a stronger non-conformist church tradition and in its treatment of immigrants from other countries has tended more toward a cultural mosaic than an assimilating melting pot.

However, at the root of many countries requirements, said Ograd, is for immigrants to demonstrate neutrality and cultural coercion, in essence prove that they've become «British,» «American,» «Japanese,» etc..

Not only does this help unlock the mysteries of early innovation, it provides insight into distinct cultural differences: the ancient Maya, for example, were remarkably advanced, while the British remained firmly rooted in tradition, even into later centuries — a stubbornness that led to the spread of the Black Death.